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Contact Information
| Name | Govind M. Chari |
| gmc93@cornell.edu |
Experience
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June 2025 - Sept 2025 Bellevue, WA
Applied Scientist Intern
Amazon
- Large scale optimization in Supply Chain Optimization Technologies (SCOT).
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Sept 2024 - Dec 2024 Cambridge, MA
Research Intern
Mitsubishi Electric Research Lab
- Optimization algorithms research hosted by Dr. Arvind Raghunathan.
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June 2024 - Sept 2024 Costa Mesa, CA
Guidance, Navigation, and Control Intern
Anduril Industries
- Trajectory optimization for Fury and Roadrunner.
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June 2023 - Sept 2023 Redmond, WA
Software Engineering Intern
SpaceX
- Beam planning for Starlink.
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June 2022 - Aug 2022 Hawthorne, CA
Guidance, Navigation, and Control Intern
SpaceX
- Entry guidance analysis for Dragon.
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June 2021 - Aug 2021 Hawthorne, CA
Propulsion Analysis Intern
SpaceX
- Structural and thermal analysis for Raptor.
Education
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2022 - 2026 Seattle, Washington
PhD
University of Washington
Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Advised by Professor Behçet Açıkmeşe.
- Thesis: Structure-Exploiting and Accelerated Methods for Convex Optimization.
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2019 - 2022 Ithaca, New York
BS
Cornell University
Mechanical Engineering
- Graduated in three years.
- Achieved highest GPA in MechE graduating class.